Margarita Melgar

Margarita Melgar is a Honduran mother who recently made the difficult decision to self-deport from the United States to Honduras with her 10-year-old daughter, Katherin, after facing the threat of indefinite detention by immigration authorities. Having lived in Boston for 12 years and fleeing violence in her home country, Margarita's situation highlights the struggles many immigrants face within the U.S. immigration system.